Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Bryan Steil
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RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Bryan Steil

U.S. Representative, WI-1 since 2019. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, WI-1Born 1981Lawyer

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
0
35 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
0.9%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−3.9
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • Joint Committee on Printing · Vice Chair
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library · Chair
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesDigital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence · ChairmanCapital Markets
  • House Committee on House Administration · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 35 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act
Congress · Passed House Sep 2026
HR 8364 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Apr 2026
HR 4430 Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act
Finance and Financial Sector · Passed House Dec 2025
HR 9330 Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act
Finance and Financial Sector · In committee Sep 2026
HR 9368 Voter ID Act
Government Operations and Politics · In committee Jul 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Steil sits in the U.S. House

Steil is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSteilMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Rick Crawford, Claudia Tenney, John Rutherford

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Steil’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Steil’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Steil was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Wisconsin's 1st DistrictLostD+3.9R+4.6−8.5
2024U.S. House, WI-1WonR+10.2——
2022U.S. House, WI-1WonR+8.9——
2020U.S. House, WI-1WonR+18.7——
2018U.S. House, WI-1WonR+12.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$6.4M
Spent
$6.4M
Cash
$2.2M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

STEIL FOR WISCONSIN, INC.
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Steil has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Steil has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 4 polls; Steil’s best result was 50% (Wisconsin's 1st District).

Steil’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Steil

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET